Uint8Array toBase64 and toHex: Stop Round-Tripping Bytes Through btoa
JavaScript can finally turn bytes into base64 and hex (and back) without the String.fromCharCode and btoa dance. Here's how Uint8Array's new...
Sep 25, 2026
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WebNN: The Only Web API That Can Reach Your NPU
Almost every laptop shipped in the last two years has a neural processing unit sitting idle. WebNN is the only web standard that can actuall...
Sep 15, 2026
GraphQL @oneOf: Exactly One Input, Enforced by the Schema
OneOf Input Objects landed in the September 2025 GraphQL spec, which means the exactly-one-of-these-arguments rule you've been enforcing in ...
Sep 14, 2026
CSS scroll-state() Queries: Styling Stuck, Snapped, and Scrollable
Sticky headers, snapped carousel slides, and scroll shadows have all been JavaScript jobs for a decade. Scroll-state container queries hand ...
Sep 7, 2026
The Web Locks API: One Tab Does the Work, the Rest Wait
Your app already runs in five tabs at once, and they all think they are in charge. The Web Locks API gives the browser a real mutex so only ...
Aug 29, 2026
Form-Associated Custom Elements: Web Components That Belong in a Form
Custom elements can be real form controls. Here is how formAssociated, ElementInternals, and setValidity retire the hidden-input hack for go...
Aug 29, 2026
Declarative Partial Updates: Out-of-Order HTML Streaming Without a Framework
Chrome 148 ships experimental support for filling HTML placeholders out of order and streaming markup into the DOM. Here's how the new templ...
Aug 22, 2026
revalidateTag vs updateTag: Next.js Split Cache Invalidation in Two
Next.js 16 gave cache invalidation two different functions instead of one, and the split maps to a real distinction: content that can lag ve...
Aug 17, 2026
Trusted Types Is Baseline: DOM XSS Is Now a Type Error
Firefox 148 shipped Trusted Types in February 2026, making it Baseline. Here's how to turn every dangerous innerHTML assignment in your app ...
Aug 11, 2026